Redbull Street style
Street Style is the Premier World Freestyle football competition that is contested by the "Freestylers" from across the world including New Zealand starting in 2008.
In 2008, 45 countries from all four corners of the globe took on the challenge by sending the winners of their respective National Finals to the World Finals in Brazil, the spiritual home of the Beautiful Game. For 2009/10 Red Bull Street Style is set to step it up a level as the competition gets even bigger and better, with hundreds of national qualifying tournaments expected across the planet before the best of the best meet for the final showdown in South Africa in April 2010.As the last few national qualifying tournaments are held across the globe, no fewer than 56 countries have already elected their representative to fly the flag in South Africa just months before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off. When it comes to the number of countries involved there is no comparison with Red Bull Street Style – at the World Final almost twice as many nations as at “other football tournaments” will send their finest to battle it out head-to-head for the title.
The World Final will see the best freestyle footballers divided into groups for a two-day qualification phase, where they will compete against the other ballers in their group in head-to-head battles for a ticket to the final round. Each battle follows the same format: 3 minutes, 2 players, 1 ball, with each freestyler having 20 seconds to impress the judges before passing the ball back to his competitor. The top two from each group will progress to the Last 16 stage, where they will battle it out on the final day for the title Red Bull Street Style World Champion 2010.
New Zealands Greason Cooper Contested in the 2010 World Finals After Winning the Nz Freestyle Football Competition then Winning the Australasia Competition beating 13 other Australian "Freestylers" thus gaining him entry to the World . He was knocked out in the group play but was the first New Zealander to Compete in the World Final he flew the Nz flag well through out.
New Zealands Greason Cooper Contested in the 2010 World Finals After Winning the Nz Freestyle Football Competition then Winning the Australasia Competition beating 13 other Australian "Freestylers" thus gaining him entry to the World . He was knocked out in the group play but was the first New Zealander to Compete in the World Final he flew the Nz flag well through out.
New Zealand Freestyle Football Competition
Started in 2008 by Mike Greene the founder of Yellowfever (Wellington Phoenix die-hard Supporters Club) the Best Freestyle Footballers from all over the country competed in this invite only competition to be crowned the inaugural New Zealand Freestyle Football Champion.
On the 12th of September 2008 on Wellington's Queens wharf 10 to 20 Freestylers with hundreds of Spectators decended on Queens wharf for the first freestyle football competition in Nz. This Competiton co-insided with the Wellington Phoenix's A league football game with the Central Coast Mariners. The Competiton was Won by Greason Cooper.
In 2009 the Competiton was the Biggest there has been. The Organisers decided to play it on the same day as New Zealand's 2nd leg World Cup Qualifier with Bahrain . This was Huge event/day for Football in Wellington and New Zealand. Aswell as the Freestyle football they has a small social 5-a side competition with a court made up with nets around so the ball didnt stray. The Winner again was Greason Cooper.
The 2009 Video can be seen Here
The 2010 was actually on a smaller scale then the previous one in 2009 again played on the same day as Wellington phoenix Game to boost crowd numbers and spectators. Won by Greason Cooper and played out on Wellington's Queen Wharf.
The 2009 Video can be seen Here
The 2010 was actually on a smaller scale then the previous one in 2009 again played on the same day as Wellington phoenix Game to boost crowd numbers and spectators. Won by Greason Cooper and played out on Wellington's Queen Wharf. 